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Requirements LAMP Stack Will not run on Windows with no plans to support Lot of support for running on Ubuntu/Debian Also supports NGINX via custom Barracuda/Octopus Installers Found runs best on minimum of a 1GB VPS Root access Drush Good backup methodology

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Terminology All objects in Ægir equate to node types in the Front-end Servers Linux servers on which Aegir is installed or manages Remote servers supported via SSH/Drush/Rsync Can be designated as WEB or DB or BOTH Supports SSL Only one master Ægir server (hub and spoke) Platforms Collections of a Drupal core, install profiles and modules Supports Drush Make Sites Instances of Drupal sites within a Platform Requires multisite mindset, forget sites/default

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Create, Clone, Migrate, Backup and Restore from one console...Functionality

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Key Features Create fresh Drupal installs in a few clicks Downloads Core and Modules (via Drush Make) Configures Apache Creates MySql databases Creates settings.php and Drush aliases Import existing sites in the Ægir environment Migrate sites from one platform to another Used to upgrade core or modules Upgrade all sites in a platform in one click Before migration, system will show compatibility between platforms (what is going to work and what might break) One click backup and restores One click site cloning

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Some caveats... Need root access Requires at least intermediate Linux command-line/OS skills Good working knowledge of Drush recommended Can be difficult to setup for newbies Although new install scripts are pretty good in Beta2 Remote server setup can be tricky with SSH private/public key configurations Backups can chew up disk space all backups (including remote servers) stored on master Ægir server When cloning to new site dir, you must use Sitedir_Migrate module to fix references in content. Sites/all does not copy with site clone & migrate Clone & Migrate blowup if you have SQL views (i.e uc_views) Source control hairy with Ægir permissions